Game device



Dec. 29, 1925' 1,567,046

w. H. FAUBER ET AL GAME DEVI GE Filed July 25. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTORS WILLIAM H. FAUBER HAZEL L.FAuBl-:R

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WILIJIA'MTAUBER Ann HAZEL L. FAUBER, F BROOKLYN, new YORK.

GLAM-E DEVICE.

Application filed Juiy 1925. Serial No. 45,563.

To-nZZ Whom it m my game M2 Be it knownthat 'l/VILLIAM H. FAUBER andHAZEL ll. FAU'BER', citizens of the United States, and residents ofborough of Brooklyn, in city of New York, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certainnew and useful li'nprovements inGame Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to educational or amusement apparatus or devicesof thekind haviiig relatively rotary members provided with charactersand pointers for selecting the characters, though it is noted that theinvention is not limited to either educational or amusement devices, norin some respects even to selecting characters.

One objectof the invention is to provide asiniple tascinating, lightweight, true-runningball' b'earing game spinner or other device ofthiskind suitable for commercialization-by manufacturers for theinstruction of children in letters, numbers; colors or other mentaltraining, and which may be manut'actured "at anninimum of cost.

Another object of I the invention is to provifde an -:ap.paratus ordevice of this kind which has a plurality of pointers and characterbea-ringmembers some remaining stationary and others adapted forunconstrained movement at diflerent speed giving a number of selectiveresults at one operati'on.

Other objects of the invention are to improve generally the simplicityand fascinationof such devices and to provide a device or apparatus ofthis 'kind which is durable, extremely economical to manufacture andsimple to operate and which will not get out of order. v

Still other objects oithe invention will appear as the descriptionproceeds; and whileherei-n "details of the invention are iilescribcdantlela'imed, the invention is not limited to these since many andvarious changes may be made without departing from the scope of theinvention. as claimed in the broader claims.

'lheinventive features for the accomplishment of these and other objectsare shown herein in connection with an improved ball bearing gamespinner which, briefly stated, includes an upper bearing plate rotatahlymounted above a lower bearing plate mounted on a base having charactersthere on. Bearing balls between said plates are spaced by a rotaryauxiliary plate provided with openings receiving the balls. Secondaryballs support the auxiliary plate and are spaced by a ring havingopenings furnishing transverse edges resting on the sec on'dary balls.Disks mounted on said upper plate and auxiliary plate are also providedwith characters near those of the base and pointers carried by said ringand auxiliary plate cooperate with said characters.

In the accompanying drawing, showing by way of example, several of manypossible embodiments of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a fragmental plan showing one form or the device;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional View, said section being taken onthe line AA of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a tragmental plan showing one of the secondary balls and theirspacing 3;

Fig. t is a transverse vertical sectional view, said section being takenon the line a -a of Fig. 1; h

Fig; 5 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line bb of Fig. l; I

F 6 is a vertical sectional view, said section being taken on the line0-0 of Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a 'fragmentalcentral vertical sectional viewshowmg another form of the invention and Figs. 8 and 9 are radialvertical sectional views showing the bearings of other forms of theinvention.

'lhevarious parts of the appa'atus are carried on a support or containercomprising side walls 10 and abottom board or base ll of wood, sheetmetal, cardboard or other suitable material. said base being providedwith acentral opening 12 2) receiving therein a tubular pivot post 13fixedly mounted in the opening and receiving thereon identically shapedupper and lower circular sheet metal bearing plates 15 and 16respectively provided with stamped bosses 17, 18 surrounding centralopenings larger than and received over said post. Said plates are alsorespectively provided with stamped annular ribs 20, 21 near theperiphery of the plate leaving fiat margins 22, 23. The plates 15 and 16being identical may be made by the same dies and used interchangeably.

The lower plate 16 rests on said base 11 and has its rib 21 and boss 18upwardly disposed, the upper plate having its rib 20 and boss 17downwardly disposed and slight ly spaced from tne rib and boss of thelower plate to receive an auxiliary or spacing plate 25 disposed betweensaid bearing plates almost in contact with said ribs, and provided witha large central opening received on said post, and three openings 26loosely receiving and spacing three main supporting bearing balls 27disposed substantially equal angles apart between the margins 22, 'isaid plates.

Three secondary bearing balls 30 resting on the margin 23 of the lowerplate and en gaging in a groove 31 of the spacing plate 25 substantiallyequal angles apart support the spacing plate just out ot contact withsaid ribs 20, 21. rln inverted trough shaped sheet metal spacing ring 3%under said groove 31 is provided at the upper part with three transverseslots 35 (Fig. 3) furnishing transverse bearing edges 36 between whichis received the upper part of the secondary bearing balls 30 for holdingthem spaced apart.

A thimble 38 (Fig. 2) loosely received in said central openings and onsaid post is provided with lateral end flanges 39, ltl engaging oversaid bearing plates to hold all of said plates 15, 16 and 25,- ring 3 1-and balls 2'? and 30 from falling apart.

A top disk is mounted on said upper bearing plate 15 and has a centralopening loosely receiving said post 13; and an auxiliary annular disk 15is removably mounted on the margin of said spacing plate 25 andprojectinga distance beyond the top disk. Radial division lines -17, 48,49 1) disposed equal angles apart along the margins of said disks andthe adjacent portion of the base form character receiving spacestherebetween in which are placed numerals 50 51, 52 or other desiredcharacters.

The ribs 20, 21 being very close to the auxiliary plate, engage with thelatter to prevent the denting or distortion of the bearing plates by theballs, should a player lean or bear too heavily on the top disk.

v Pointers 54L and 55 removably received on extensions 56 and 57 of theauxiliary plate and spacing ring and have their points 58 disposable toindicate said characters 50 of the base. Each point comprises a wideinner end portion 59 received against a face of the extension 56 or 57,and lateral' flar ges 60 on said portions frlotionally engagng over theopposite face or" the extension.

A. U-SllttPGCl clip pointer 01 (Figs. 1 and G) is adjust-ably removablyclasped on the margin of said auxiliary disk and has its point (32disposable adjacent to character spaces of the top disk.

The pointers 5t, 55 and 61 in addition to their points as abovedescribed, are respectively provided with longitudinal indicating lines65, 65", 65 whereby the pointer 54 may cooperate with both characters 50and 52 pointer may cooperate with characters 50 and 51, and the pointer61 may cooperate with characters 50 and 52.

The upper lower and auxiliary plates 15, 16 and 25 are respectivelyprovided with very slightly raised radial ribs (35 66 and 67 (Figs. 1and engageable with allot said balls and positioned to prevent saidpoints from stopping on a division line. The showing of these ribs isvery much exaggerated in Fig. 5, as the amount of projection is hardlypreceptible, but is sufficient to keep the ball from stopping directlyon the rib. The ribs 65 control the pointers 5 1 and 61 relative to thetop disk 15; the ribs (37 control the pointer 55 relative to theaimiliary disk 16; while the ribs 66 control the pointer 55 relative tothe characters 50 on the base.

The operation of the apparatus as described is very simple. lhe top disk15 is spun by engagement or striking the edge or top face with thefingers moving in the di rection of rotation. This causes the balls 27and. therefore, the spacing plate 15, the disk and pointers 54 and 61,to move at substantially halt the angular speed of the top disk. This,in turn, causes the ring 34: and pointer to move at substantially one-1th the speed of the top disk. l l hen the and associated parts come torest, "arious numbers are pointed out by the various pointers.

lit the disk ll he not rennn'ed, each operation of the apparatus willgive four readings as follows:

. A number 50 indicated by the pointer 55 A number 51 indicated by thepointer 55 A. number 52 indicated by the pointer 61;

L. A number 50 indicated by the pointer 61. i the disk 45 be removed,each operation give readings as follows: 1. A number 50 by the pointer55;

2. A number 50 by the pointer 5a; and

3. A number 52 by the pointer Any game now played by the usual knowngame spinners may be played with this device; but because of the largernumber of readings possible with this device, a much greater variety ofgames, including educational games may be played with it than with theusual known game spinners.

ll hile a vast number of simple and complicated games and the like bothold and yet to be devised. may be played with the herein device, thisnumber is too great to describe or catalogue here, and only one of thesimplest,educational games is here described as follows:

Two players, for instance arithmetic pupils, take t-urnsin spinning thedevice. ll ith the disk at; not removed, eaclroperation will givetour-numbers, which maybe set down as multi digit numbers for therespective players. After apredetermined number of operations, eachplayer adds up his numbers, thepne finishing first adding a bonus forspeed. From thetotals, penalties may be deducted for errors togeta-final score. This operation repeated until a predetermined amount,fixed upon vas game, is first .arrived at. Shouldthe disk be notremoved, three to six column numbers would be used.

In the form of invention of Fig. 7, the combined upper bearing plate andtop disk 15 is disposed above the bottomor on the base 11 of a round orsquare sheet metal box. An auxiliary plate between said baseand disk isprovided with an upwardly and outwardly inclined portion 31 providedwith openings 26 receiving and spacing the balls 27 supporting the disk.The extreme periphery of the auxiliary plate is formed with a downturnedannular flange 46 almost in contact with said base and plate toperventdistortion oi the disk and base, as previously explained. Saidauxiliary plate 25 may be provided with a pointer 55 to cooperate withthey characters of the base and top disk. The plates 15 and 25 areloosely received on the post 13 mounted in an opening in the base 11*. i

In the form of invention shown 111 Fig. 8 an upper plate 15 is disposedabovea lower plate 16 on the base 11 An auxlliary plate 25" between saidplates spaces the balls 27 supporting the upper plate. Secondary balls30" supporting theau uhary plate 25" are spaced by a secondary disk 34"having openings 35" receiving the secondary balls. A .top disk 4:5" isdisposed on sald upper plate; and a disk 46" carried by sa1d auxiliaryplate 25" may carry a clip point-er til. to cooperate with thecharacters of the base and top disk.

In the form oi invention of Fig. S), an up per plate 15" is disposedabove a lower plate .0" on the base ll. An auxiliary rlng 25 betweensaid plates spaces the balls 27 engaging in grooves 20, 21 andsupporting the upper plate. f laid ringbeing almost 1n contact with theplates, serves to prevent distortion, as explained and may carry apointer to cooperate with characters on the base ll. and top disk l5? Weclaim as our invention:

1.. In combination, a lower member; an upper plate above said lowermember; ball bearings between. said member and plate; an auxiliary platespacing said bearings; a

disk on said upper plate having characters; and a pointer cooperatingwith said characters.

:9. In combination, a base; a lower bearing plate on said base; an upperbearing plate above said lower plate; ball bearings between said plates;an auxiliary plate spacing said bearings; secondary ball bearingssupportingsaid auxiliary plate; and a disk c: ried on said upper plate.

In combination, a lower bearing member; an upper bearing plate abovesaid lower member; ball bearings between said plate and member; anauxiliary plate for s iacing the balls; a disk carried by one plate andhaving characters; and a pointer on the other plate cooperating with thecharacters.

at. In combination, a base: a lower plate on said base: an upper plateabove said lower plate; balls between said plates; an auxiliary platebetween said bearing plates :lor spacing the balls; a top disk on saidupper plate; characters on said disk; and a pointer carried by saidauxiliary plate and cooper ating with said characters.

In combination, a lower bearing ine1nher; an upper bearing plate abovesaid lower member: balls between said member and plate: an auxiliaryplate spacing said balls; and disks carried on said plates.

6. In combinatitm, a base: a lower plate on said base; and upper plateabove said lower plate; bearing balls held between said plates; a topdisk on said upper plate; charactors on said disk; and a pointercooperating with said characters.

7. In combination, a base; a lower sheet metal bearing plate on saidbase; an upper sheet metal bearing plate above said lower plate; ballbearings between said bearing plates; a disk on said upper plate havingcharacters thereon; and a pointer associated with said characters.

8. in combination, a thin bearing plate: a thin upper bearing plateabove said lower plate: a disk on the upper plate; ball bearings betweensaid plates; and means for holding said plates against (liStOl'l'lOll.

9. In COli'il'llllZltlOD, a thin lower bearing plate; a thin upperbearing plate above said lower plate: ball bearings between said plates:and annular means near said balls for holding said plates ?;l(,'l(l toprevent distortion of the plates.

10. In combination, a base: a lower bearing plate on said base: an upperbearing plate above said lower plate: a disk on the upper plate; widelyspaced ball bearings between said plates; and annular ribs on the platespressed tmvard each other nearly into contact with each other.

11. In combination, a base; upper and lower bearingplates each providedwith an annular rib; the lower plate resting over said base and havingits rib upwardly disllll) posed, the upper plate having its ribdownwardly disposed; bearing balls between said plates; an auxiliaryplate between said ribs provided with spacing openings receiving theballs; a top disk on said upper bearing plate; characters along themargins of said disk; and a pointer cooperating with said characters.

12. In combination, a base; a lower bearing plate on said base; an upperbearing plate above said lower plate; a disk on the upper plate; ballsbetween said bearing plates; an auxiliary plate for holding said ballsspaced apart; three balls for supporting the auxiliary plate; and meansfor holding said three balls widely spaced apart.

13. In combination, a base; a lower hearing plate on said base; an upperbearing plate above said lower plate; a disk on the upper plate; threebearing balls between said plates; and a plate for holding said ballswidely spaced apart.

14-. In combination, a base; a circular lowor plate on said base havinga raised central portion and a raised annula rib near the pe riphery; arotary circular upper plate above said lower plate having a depressedcentral portion and marginal rib; said plates being of identical shapeand configuration and interchangeable the one for the other; bearingballs between said plates; top disk on said upper plate; characters onsaid disk; and a pointer cooperating with said characters.

15. In combination, a base: a lower bean ing plate on said. base; a diskabove said lower plate; ball bear nos bet ween said plate and disk; anauxilia fatc spacing said bearings; secondary ball bear-mes supportingsaid auxiliary plate; and n r s spacing said secondary balls.

16. In combination, a base; a lower plate on said base: an upper plateabove said lowor plate: balls between said plates; an auxili platebetween said bearing plates for sp the balls; secondary balls supportin;ie auxiliary plate; a ring resting on condary balls; a top disk on saidupper plat l disks and ba 3;

e: characters on SZUC and 1 ointers carried by said i'ng and auxiliaryplate and cooperating with said charactors of the base.

17. In combination. a base: upper and lower bearing plates: bearingballs between said plates: an auxiliary plate between said. bearingplates provided with spacing openings receiving but. balls, and U1up-prcssed groove; secondary bearing balls engaging in said groove andresting on the lower late; a ring provided with trans'=.'er .2 bearingedges resting on the secondary .g a top disk on said upper bearingplate; an ennular disk on the soacino )late and or "ectine' 1 1 w- J ibeyond tne top disk; characters aloLg die margi 7 disks and the adjacentportion or the 32150; and pointers carried by said auxiliary plate ringcooperating with said characters of the base.

18. In combination, a base having characters thereon; a rotary top diskhaving characters thereon; a rotary auxiliary plate between said baseand disk; a rotary ring; and pointers mounted on the auxiliary plate andring cooperating with the characters of the disk and base.

ll). In combination, a base; a lower plate on said base; balls on saidplate; an auxiliary plate spacing the balls; secondary balls supportingthe auxiliary plate; charactors on the base; and pointers carried bysaid ring and aitixiliary plate and cooperat ing with the characters.

20. In combination, a base; a lower hearing plate on said base; an upperbearing plate above said lower plate; ball bearings between said plates;an auxiliary plate between. said bearing plates and spacing saidhearings; secondary ball bearings supporting said a liary plate; and aring spacing said secondary balls; a disk on the upper plate; andpointers on the auxiliary plate and ring cooperating with the disk.

21. ln combination, a base; a rotary top tllSI; a rotary auxiliary platebetween said base and disk; and a pointer removably mounted on theauxiliary plate and cooperating with the disk and base.

22. In combination, a base; a rotary top disk; a rotary auxiliary platebetween said base and disk; and an auxiliary disk removaliily mounted onthe auxiliary plate.

23. In combination, a base; a rota '5' top disk; a rotary auxiliaryplate between said base and disk; an auxiliary disk removably mounted onthe auxiliary plate; and a clip removably mounted on the edge of the auxiliary disk and cooperating with the top disk.

24. l n combination, a base having characters thereon; a rotary top diskhaving characters thereon; a rotary auxiliary plate between said baseand disr; a disk removably mounted on the auxiliary plate' and a pointerremovably mounted on the a iiiary plate and cooperating with toecharacters of the disxs and base.

25. in combination. a base: a lower hearing plate on said base; an upperhearint: plate above said lower plate; ball bearings between saidplates; an auxiliary plate lietween said bearing plates and spacing saidbearings; a disk on the upper plates: and a disk and a poiuteren'iovably carried on the auxiliary plate.

In combination, an upper disk having i racters thereon; a lower disk;and a U- i ied clip pointer adjustably ren'lovably t t 311 ct said lowerdisk and haying'its point disposable adjacent to character spaces of theupper disk.

27. In combination, a base; a lower hearing plate on said base; a diskon the upper plate; an upper bearing plate above said lower plate; ballbearings between said plates; each of said plates having a centralopening; and apost mounted on the base and loosely received in theopenings.

28. In combination, a base; a lower bearing'plate on: said basiesa diskon the upper plate; an upper bearing plate above said lower plate; ballbearings between said plates; and means for preventing the separation ofthe balls and plates.

29. In combination, a base provided with a central opening; atubularpivot point mounted in said opening; upper and lower bearing plates eachprovided with a central opening larger than and received on said post, astamped boss surrounding said opening, and a stamped annular rib nearthe periphery of the plate; the lower plate resting on said base andhaving its rib and boss upwardly disposed, the upper plate having itsrib and boss downwardly disposed and slightly spaced from the rib andboss of the lower plate; bearing balls disposed between said margins; anauxiliary disposed between said ribs almost in contact with the ribs,and provided with a central opening received on said post, three spacingopenings loosely receiving and spacing the balls; a thimble looselyreceived in said central openings and on said post and provided withlateral flanges engagin over said bearing disks to hold all of saidplates, ring and balls together; a top disk mounted on said upperbearing plate and having a central opening loosely receiving said post;and an annular disk removablymounted on the margin of the auxiliaryplate.

30. In combination, a base; a lower hearing plate on said base; an upperbearing plate above said lower plate; ball bearings between said plates;an auxiliary plate between said bearing plates and spacing saidboa-rings; secondary ball bearings supporting said auxiliary plate; aring spacing said secondary balls, and having slightly downwardlyprojected radial ribs; a disk on said auxiliary plate having charactersthereon and divisions therebetween corresponding to said ribs; and apointer on the ring co-operating with the characters of the disk.

31. In combination, a base having radial divisions and characterstherebetween; a'

lower bearing plate on said base and having slightly up-pressed radialribs corresponding to said divisions; an upper bearing plate above saidlower plate; a disk on said upper plate; ball bearings between saidplates; an auxiliary plate spacing said bearings; secondary ballssupporting said auxiliary plate and engageable with the ribs of thelower plate; and a ring spacing said secondary balls; and a pointer onthe ring coopersting" with the characters of the base.

In combination, a base having radial divisions and characterstherebetween; a lower bearing plate on said base and having slightlyraised radial ribs correslfionding to said divisions; an upperbearingplate above said lower plate and having slightly downwardlyprojectedradial ribs; a disk on said upper plate having divisionscorresponding to said down-pressed ribs and characters therebetween;ball bearings between said plates and cngageable with said ribs of bothplates; an auxiliary plate between said bearing plates and spacing saidbearings; and a pointer on the aux'liary plate cooperating with the diskcharacters of the disk and base.

5:33. In combination, a pair of rotary members; a disk on one memberhaving characters thereon; a pointer on the other member cooperatingwith said characters; and means for preventing the stopping of thepointer midway between adjacent characters.

234-. In combination, a pair of rotary plates spaced ilOiH each other;bearing balls engaging said plates; a disk on one plate havingcharacters thereon; a pointer on the other plate cooperating with saidcharacters; and radial ribs on one plate for engaging the balls toprevent the stopping of the ball midway between characters.

35. In combination, a bearing plate having radial ribs thereon; abearing member spaced from said plate; bearing balls between said plateand member; an auxiliary plate spacing said bearings; a disk on oneplate having characters thereon and radial divisions therebetweencorresponding to said ribs; and a pointer on the other plate cooperatingwith said characters.

36. In combination, a base; a rotary mem ber mounted on the base; anauxiliary member between said member and base; n'ieans carried entirelybetween said rotary member and base for causing one member to influencethe other member to rotate; and a. pointer carried by one of saidmembers and cooperating with the other.

37. In combination, a base; a rotary disk mounted on the base; anauxiliary disk between said base and upper disk; and means carriedentirely between said rotary disk and base for causing one disk toinfluence the other member to rotate.

38. In combination, a base; an upper rotary disk spaced slightly abovesaid base; an auxiliary rotary disk between said base and upper disk;and means carried mainly between said upper disk and base for causingone disk to influence the other disk to rotate at dii'lerent speed.

39. In combination, a base; a rotary member mounted on the base; rollingbearings between said member a-nd'base; a member spacing said bearings;and a pointer carried by one of said members and cooperating with theother member.

L0. In combination, a pair of spaced ooaxial relatively rotary members;rolling bearings between said members; an auxiliary member spacing saidbearings; and an indicator carried by the auxiliary member andcooperating with another member.

4-1. In eon'ibination, a pair of spaced coaxial rotary disks; and apointer adjustably mounted on and carried by one disk to traveltherewith and adapted "for adjustment to different positions therearoundand cooperating with the other disk.

Signed at New York in the county of and State of New York this 20th dayof July 20 WILLIAM H. FAUBER. HAZEL L. FAUBER.

